- A 2009 Science paper demonstrated that only three genes (FGF5, RSPO2, KRT71) explain the majority of dog coat phenotypes, prompting criticism that animal-genetics literature often omits rs# identifiers needed for reproducibility.  
- Participants outlined a low-cost pipeline for pet or livestock genotyping: ship genomic DNA on ice to any core facility without declaring species, run 170 k-SNP canine bead-chips from Neogen (~US $200–500), and lamented the absence of a “23andMe for dogs” that couples breed ID with trait and health screening.  
- Open-source pedigree software needs were discussed for multi-owner rabbit breeding projects; KinTraks was suggested, and desired features include COI (coefficient of inbreeding) calculation, photo integration, and multi-user synchronization.  
- A 2010 Nucleic Acids Research paper on a microfluidic oligonucleotide synthesizer was flagged as a prime DIY target; community members shared open-access Whitesides-group protocols that replace million-dollar clean-room photolithography with consumer projectors, SU-8 photoresist, PDMS, and microwave plasma bonding, all mirrored at diyhpl.us.  
- Iteration speed was identified as the decisive advantage of in-house microfluidics: external mold services (e.g., a now-defunct Stanford lab at $400 per mold) are too slow for startup debugging cycles.  
- Automated paywall-circumvention bots (paperbot) routinely served decades-old literature (e.g., a 1971 J. Mol. Biol. article) and recent pay-walled papers on RNA structure, neuroenhancement, and animal genetics, underscoring the channel’s reliance on DIY archiving via diyhpl.us and libgen.  
- Planning discussions for a “biohacking village” indicated strong momentum toward launching a physical open-biotech space the following year, with Forrest Flanagan and others organizing.  
- Security culture at conferences was addressed with warnings about malicious charging stations, an RF-based GFCI-killing demo, and practical countermeasures such as avoiding Wi-Fi, using femtocells, and employing Airdroid for file transfer.